AP Literature Vocab 12 Flashcards

4758404399	Legend	a widely told tale about the past, one that may have a foundation in fact	0
4758404400	Limerick	a type of poem that consists of two lines of rhymed anapestic trimeter, two lines of rhymed anapestic dimeter, and an additional line of anapestic trimeter, the last word of which is the same as, or rhymes with, the last word of the first line.	1
4758404401	Line	unit of poetic verse. When writing verse in prose, use a / to indicate when lines change.	2
4758404402	Melodrama	a play based upon a dramatic plot and developed sensationally; a type of drama related to tragedy but featuring sensational incidents, emphasizing plot at the expense of characterization, relying on cruder conflicts (virtuous protagonist versus villainous antagonist), and having a happy ending in which good triumphs over evil.	3
4758404403	Metaphor	a figure of speech wherein a comparison is made between two unlike quantities without the use of the words "like" or "as."	4
4758404404	Metaphysical	of, from, of relating to forces or being outside the natural world	5
4758404405	Meter	the rhythmical pattern of a poem; classified according to both to its pattern and the number of feet to the line.	6
4758404406	Metonomy	Substituting a word naming an object for another word closely associated with it.	7
4758404407	Microcosm	a small "world" that stands for the larger one: In Lord of the Flies, the island is representative of the world's political realm	8
4758404408	Mixed Metaphor	a metaphor whose elements are either incongruent or contradictory by the use of incompatible identifications, such as "the dog pulled in its horns" or "to take arms against a sea of troubles."	9